Well it appears that Democrats LIKED the ad that was taken out against General Petraeus. The infamous "General Betray Us" ad. They aren't speaking out against it, only giving token statements. Let's take a peek:
Nadeam Elshami, a spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the California Democrat "wished [MoveOn.org] wouldn't have done that ad," but declined to comment further.
A spokeswoman for House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland Democrat, also declined to comment on the ad.
Even Presidential candidate John Edwards won't denounce the obviously below the belt tactic done by his political masters:
A spokesman for former Sen. John Edwards, a Democratic presidential candidate who has benefited from full-page ads MoveOn.org ran on his behalf, said Mr. Edwards "honors General Petraeus' service and patriotism," but he did not disavow the MoveOn.org ad.
"The general is wrong to believe that the American people or Congress should give President Bush's failed Iraq strategy more time," said Edwards spokesman Eric Schultz.
In July, MoveOn.org ran newspaper ads for Mr. Edwards in Iowa and New Hampshire after their members chose him as the winner of an online forum about global warming.
Is Barack Obama any different? Nope.
Sen. Barack Obama's spokeswoman Jen Psaki noted that the candidate is not questioning the general's patriotism but rather his "logic," because the Illinois Democrat sees "no evidence that this surge is producing the political progress needed to resolve the civil war in Iraq, or that it will be accomplished through more of the same."
After Mr. Obama won an online MoveOn.org forum about Iraq, the group set up a page directing its members to make direct financial contributions to whichever candidate they felt gave the strongest performance.
Of course, even Hillary won't denounce it.
Phil Singer, a spokesman for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, said his boss would "keep her focus where it should be, on ending the war."
So she can't be bothered to make a two sentence statement?
But do you know who actually denounced the ad on the Democratic side of things? John Kerry. Stop laughing, I'm not kidding:
Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, a decorated Vietnam War veteran and the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, who on Monday called the ad "over the top."
But they are all saying that it's being used as a distraction. This coming from the party of distractions. Republicans aren't asking for this to be the main topic, they are asking for a bit of humanity from Democrats and they aren't getting it.
Travis
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